Thank God for the Third Son!
(This devotion, in a slightly modified form, was preached in the chapel of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary on Monday, October 2, 2017. The video of that chapel service can be found here.) “If looks could kill….” ...
Four Branches September 2017
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Excise the Extras The New Testament textual critic, David Parker, once wrote: Let us consider what it is to which a reader responds. It is a ...
On the road again
“On the road again. I just can’t wait to be on the road again.” Perhaps you sang the words as you read them. Our PSI Team is often on the road—domestically and internationally. Currently, my ...
Preach the Word – September/October 2017
Volume 21, Number 1 The Blessings of Lectionary Preaching Where it all comes from, no one really knows for sure. Every time you think that there couldn’t possibly be more, more is revealed from the ...
Jesus, Lead the Way!
*This devotion, on the gospel for Pentecost 15, was preached in the seminary chapel by Professor Kenneth Cherney. You can also watch the video of this devotion on Livestream. Matthew 16:21-26 “God forbid, Lord! This ...
Four Branches August 2017
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: The How of Old Testament Communication (part 3) With the Old Testament reading for Pentecost 12 (Supplemental Lectionary Year A), Exodus 14:10-31, we encounter a convergence of ...
Wanted: Wholesalers with a Consumer’s Heart!
“Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old” (Matthew ...
Preach the Word – July/August 2017
Volume 20, Number 6 To Correctly Handle the Word of Truth: Receiving the Preaching of Others as Preaching for Me “Those shoes don’t look right under an alb. Come on, man. Show a little care ...
Four Branches July 2017
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: The How of Old Testament Communication (part 2) Consider how theology is communicated in the Old Testament. It may be through “narrative transportation.” In last month’s issue, ...
With Division Comes…Blessing!
Are you as a public minister a source of division or a source of blessing? Just as it was with Jesus, so it is with you. That means the answer to the question is a ...